Bryony Naomi Gordon (born 5 July 1980) is an English

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Early life

Gordon is the daughter of ''

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Jane Gordon. She was educated at a Kew College primary school and later attended the independent

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(an all girls school) in South Kensington. She briefly studied

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University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

before dropping out after one term.

Career

Gordon began her career as an

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for the ''

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'', writing occasional feature articles for the newspaper. She then began writing a youth-oriented column for the ''

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'', before writing for ''

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s teen supplement in 2000. In 2001, Gordon joined the ''

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'' gossip column known as ''

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''. After the ''Mirror'', Gordon resumed writing for ''The Daily Telegraph''. Since 2006, Gordon has written the "Notebook" column which appears each Thursday in ''The Daily Telegraph'', as well as additional special features, such as interviews with public figures. She also writes the "How the Other Half Lives" column for ''

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s ''Stella'' magazine. In 2007, Gordon was shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year, at the

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. Gordon also writes for the ''Telegraph'' blogs section. In June 2014, Gordon published her first book, ''The Wrong Knickers: A Decade of Chaos'', a

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. In June 2016, Gordon published her second book, ''Mad Girl'', a

about her struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),

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and drug dependency.

Personal life

Gordon married Harry Wilson, a financial journalist, on 5 July 2013. They have a daughter and live in

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. Gordon ran in the

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on 23 April 2017 to support mental health charities. Gordon has been open about her mental health difficulties, including OCD and depression. In April 2017 she began her ''Mad World'' podcasts with an interview with

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. Gordon is a sober, recovering

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Bibliography

* * *Gordon, Bryony (2018). ''Eat, Drink, Run: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad.'' *

References

External links

Bryony Gordon's column

Bryony Gordon's blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Bryony 1980 births Living people Alumni of University College London English journalists English memoirists Daily Express people The Daily Telegraph people Daily Mirror people English columnists Writers from London